Maura's comments

My old friend Maura from near Roscommon, Sligo, who sadly died recently, used to sing me an old Irish song about a young girl being sent on an errand to buy a white cotton reel from the post office. The song describes the array of goods in the shop and I remember it finishes with the line "I found I'd forgotten the white cotton reel." (White cotton reel was a refrain throughout.) I can remember the tune well but have never found the words anywhere and though she promised them to me, we optimistically thought we'd all the time in the world. more »